CW Sunday 9pm
debuts Sunday, September 21, 9pm
concept
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In Easy Money, 28-year-old Morgan Buffkin finds himself in charge of Prestige Payday Loans, his eccentric family's enormously successful short-term loan business. Any doubts Morgan has about running his family's business are quickly replaced by dealing with family business: Morgan's brother Cooper insists on driving a silver-plated Hummer, his sister Brandy has questionable morals, he suspects that his mother and father are not being completely honest with him about his relation to the family, and every so often, part-time detective Barry drops in. "Easy Money" follows the Buffkin Family in a modern-day Dickensian tale of money and identity.  
stars Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne), Gary Farmer (Moose TV), Jay R. Ferguson (Sleeper Cell), Jeff Hephner (The O.C.), Katie Lowes (Ghost Whisperer), Nick Searcy (Rodney), Judge Reinhold (Swing Vote)
producers Andy Schneider, Diane Frolov, Brandon Hill
studio Media Rights Capital
my take
Tiny parts of The Sopranos mixed with Brothers & Sisters. I love Laurie Metcalf in this role, but that's where my love affair ends. The concept is fine, but there's very little chance for success at 9pm ET on Sunday. Easy Money feels out of place on the CW; it reads much older than what their general demo appears to be.
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